Organist and conductor Anna Lapwood with music that sparkles
Organist and conductor Anna Lapwood reveals familiar and unfamiliar works in a new light, easing us into Christmas with favourites from choral to jazz.
Anna Lapwood shares Christmas memories alongside some of her favourite festive music. There鈥檚 technical agility and precision with a recording of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas by Trinity College Choir, Cambridge, and a fresh approach to ensemble playing with saxophonist Jess Gillam and friends playing Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence.
Anna also finds tracks which will give you that warm Christmassy feeling, including the Ayoub Sisters鈥� A Christmas Fantasy, Anna鈥檚 favourite version of Silent Night and a cheeky take on Tchaikovsky by Duke Ellington.
Plus, two different Sleigh Rides will whisk you off to winter wonderland鈥�
A series in which each week a musician explores a selection of music - from the inside.
A Tandem Production for 91热爆 Radio 3
Photo credit: Charlotte Levy
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Franz Xaver Gruber
A Christmas Fantasy
Composer: James Lord Pierpont. Ensemble: Ayoub Sisters. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Campbell.- DECCA.
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Hugh Martin
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Lyricist: Ralph Blane. Music Arranger: Owain Park. Choir: The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge. Conductor: Stephen Layton.- HYPERION.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 (Cantata No. 2: I. Sinfonia)
Orchestra: Dunedin Consort. Conductor: John Butt.- LINN.
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Caitr铆ona O鈥橪eary
Ye Sons of Men
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
German Dances, K605 (No. 3, 'The Sleigh Ride')
Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.- DG.
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Leroy Anderson
Sleigh Ride
Orchestra: 91热爆 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Leonard Slatkin.- NAXOS.
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Ryuichi Sakamoto
Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence
Performer: Jess Gillam. Performer: Oscar Holch. Performer: Rowena Calvert. Performer: Sam Becker. Performer: Lysandre. Music Arranger: John Metcalfe.- DECCA.
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John Rutter
What Sweeter Music
Choir: The Cambridge Singers. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Conductor: John Rutter.- COLLEGIUM.
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Olivier Messiaen
La Nativit茅 du Seigneur (IX. Dieu parmi nous)
Performer: Olivier Latry.- DG.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Sugar Rum Cherry (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy)
Composer: Duke Ellington. Composer: Billy Strayhorn. Ensemble: Duke Ellington and His Orchestra.- COLUMBIA.
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Errollyn Wallen
Peace on Earth
Performer: Catrin Meek. Choir: Girl Choristers of Merton College, Oxford. Conductor: Benjamin Nicholas.- DELPHIAN.
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Ding Dong Merrily on High
Ensemble: Brighouse and Rastrick Band.- ISLAND RECORDS.
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Gustav Holst
In the Bleak Midwinter
Performer: Alexis Ffrench. Music Arranger: Alexis Ffrench.- SONY.
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 (II. Romanze)
Performer: Andrew Haveron. Orchestra: RT脡 Concert Orchestra. Ensemble: Sinfonia of London Chamber Ensemble. Conductor: John Wilson.- CHANDOS.
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Samara Joy
Warm in December
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E虅riks Es虒envalds
Stars
Lyricist: Sara Teasdale. Ensemble: VOCES8.- DECCA.
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Engelbert Humperdinck
Hansel Und Gretel (Overture)
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.- CHANDOS.
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Ballade de Jesus Christ
Performer: Huw Wiggin. Performer: Oliver Wass. Music Arranger: John Lenehan.- BLUE CLOUD MUSIC.
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Antonio Vivaldi
The Four Seasons: Winter
Composer: Max Richter. Performer: Daniel Hope. Performer: Raphael Alpermann. Orchestra: Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin. Conductor: Andr茅 de Ridder.- DG.
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Franz Xaver Gruber
Silent Night
Music Arranger: Jonathan Rathbone. Ensemble: Tenebrae. Conductor: Nigel Short.- SIGNUM.
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John Gardner
Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
Performer: Mark Shepard. Choir: Birmingham Bach Choir. Ensemble: Fine Arts Brass Ensemble. Director: Paul Spicer.- Birmingham Bach Choir: There Shall A Star.
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Broadcast
- Sat 23 Dec 2023 13:0091热爆 Radio 3
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